Table 1 An overview of tick life stage placement on different body parts of red deer (n = 33), Norway

Larvae

54

7

180

13

2

256

Nymphs

848

31

257

50

0

1186

Adult males

38

326

1

200

14

579

Adult females

73

374

2

319

24

792

Larvae (%)

5.3

0.9

40.9

2.2

5.0

9.1

Nymphs (%)

83.7

4.2

58.4

8.6

0

42.2

Adults (%)

11.0

94.9

0.7

89.2

95.0

48.7

Size of skin piece (dm²)

1.77

4.50

1.87

3.05

4.14

Density of all ticks (/dm²)

17.3

4.97

7.13

5.78

0.29